DISCOVERING ART THROUGH EXPLORATION
I went to one of my favourite sketching spots with a friend on the weekend, Camperdown Cemetery. It was established in the mid 1800s and I would say the last time it was used was a century later. The main kind of activity it sees now are dog walkers, people on lunch breaks, history buffs... Continue Reading →
I went and saw one of my all-time favourite bands in the whole wide world last night. And it was awesome freakin fun. They're an Aussie band and have been around for a few decades now, and every time I have seen them they put on the best damn rock n roll show ever. Seeing... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday night I went and saw an American band called The Black Angels. Their style of music is very psychedelic, grungy, bluesy rock and roll. I am reminded a little of Jefferson Airplane and the Doors. My friend and I sat upstairs at the Enmore Theatre and right at the front. I dont normally... Continue Reading →
I finally found time to head out to an Urban Sketchers Australia meet up. I couldn't stay the entire day so I went in earlier to get a head start. After spending some time considering how to approach drawing architecture (see Brick by Brick post) I really wanted to implement what I learnt. It wasn't so... Continue Reading →
I didn't think I would be entering more t-shirt designs so soon, but one of Threadless' current competitions is to design shirts with a Fraggle Rock theme. And I loved Fraggle Rock as a kid. For those unfamiliar with it, it was a show in the 80s Jim Henson created. The Fraggles lived in a... Continue Reading →
Here is my final submission to threadless (at least for now). Thank you to everyone for your comments, "likes" and votes. Click here to vote or click on the image. This design was inspired by 70s kung fu movie posters and everyone's love for vintage tshirts. Originally I wanted it to say "Hulk Smash" but... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, Following on from my last post, I have submitted more designs to Threadless t-shirts. They are running an Incredible Hulk competition at the moment, and this is my first (of two) design that has been approved and ready for voting. So if you have an account with Threadless it would super-fantastic if I... Continue Reading →
Hi Everyone, I have submitted two t-shirt designs to Threadless t-shirts. A fantastic online store that sells t-shirts based on designs submitted by the global community. Therefore all designs that get selected for print are voted by the public too. So if you happen to be registered with Threadless, I would love it if you... Continue Reading →
A sketching friend and I spent 10 days in Canberra and Adelaide seeing the touring Toulouse-Lautrec and J.W Turner exhibitions in each respective capital city. Apart from Canberra being the capital of Australian politics and international embassies, it has most of the national museums and galleries. I imagine it is like a mini version of... Continue Reading →
In February I was given the exciting opportunity to travel to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to play with TaikOz. A huge honour, considering I'm not one of their more dedicated students. It was a unique advenutre and a bit of an insight into the life of a professional touring musician, and it... Continue Reading →